flagrant

English translation: STING OPERATION

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flagrante delicto

Explanation:The nature of looting presents enforcement difficulties. Once unearthed, artefacts are very difficult to link to a looted site. Many protected resources, whether visible remains or underground and hidden, are found away from public view, some within thousands of acres of national forests or parks. The best enforcement opportunity involves catching looters in the act. Short of apprehension in flagrante delicto, officers cultivate informants or obtain confessions. Informants may indeed play a key role in developing intelligence. Nearby farmers, hikers or campers, even hunters may witness looting. If officers discover fresh digging or site damage, surveillance may be possible. http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/IARC/cwoc/issue9/timecrime.ht

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fla·gran·te de·lic·to adv.
In the very act of committing an offense; red-handed.
In the act of having sex. (www.dictionary.com)